Leicester railway station
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Leicester railway station is a main line railway station in the city of Leicester, in Leicestershire, England. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway and owned by Network Rail. Trains are ope
The station, as seen from London Road (northern entrance)
The station featured in the Midland Counties Railway Companion of 1840
Leicester station in the 1900s
A new Class 810, operated by East Midlands Railway, at the station in 2024
Midland Main Line
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The Midland Main Line is a major railway line between London St Pancras and Sheffield, via Leicester, Derby and Chesterfield; a spur of the line terminates at Nottingham.
Leicester railway station
…station in the Midlands as a whole. Leicester station was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway and rebuilt in 1894 and 1978. It is on the Midland Main Line, which runs from London St Pancras to Sheffield and Nottingham. It is 99 miles 7 chains (159.5 km) north of London St Pancras. The first station on the…
An East Midlands Railway Meridian passing Cossington, in 2024
The British Rail APT-E, built at Derby rail technical centre and extensively tested on the Midland Main Line; its first run was on 25 July 1972 from Derby to Duffield
A Midland Mainline High Speed Train, introduced in 1983 by British Rail, at Nottingham in 2005
New station building at West Hampstead Thameslink